H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Occupation profile for Postdoctoral Research Assistant covers 23 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $62,504.

FY2026 certified median
$62,504
Total filings
23
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$58,799–$64,583
Top employer
Purdue University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$54,000$48,295$55,000
FY20258$63,128$56,564$65,975
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$62,504$58,799$64,583

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Postdoctoral Research AssistantFY2024 $54,000; FY2025 $63,128; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $62,504$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$54,000FY2025$63,128FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$62,504Certified median offer, Postdoctoral Research AssistantFY2024 $54,000; FY2025 $63,128; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $62,504$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$54,000FY2025$63,128FY2026*$62,504
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Purdue University15 filings
  2. Carnegie Mellon University2 filings
  3. Rochester Institute of Technology2 filings
  4. University of Arkansas2 filings
  5. University of Connecticut1 filings
  6. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS1 filings

Top cities

  1. West Lafayette15 filings
  2. Fayetteville2 filings
  3. Rochester2 filings
  4. Pittsburgh2 filings
  5. Storrs1 filings
  6. Denton1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Purdue University · Postdoctoral Research Assistant15 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920019-1013$70,699$88,733$106,787$124,821
2026-27Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARArea 2222019-2099$74,547$101,754$128,960$156,166
2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920017-2112$74,568$88,608$102,627$116,667
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830019-1021$91,291$113,048$134,826$156,582
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910019-2031$60,258$77,230$94,224$111,197
2026-27Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTArea 2554019-3092$71,718$86,965$102,190$117,437
2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920015-2051$62,733$77,293$91,853$106,413
2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920017-2141$70,866$88,358$105,830$123,323
2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920019-1021$58,968$79,102$99,237$119,371
2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920019-2012$81,224$109,075$136,906$164,757